Prime Minister Tony Abbott has delivered a statement overnight, attacking Bill Shorten on his lack of support for the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement. The statement accuses Opposition Leader...
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A Western Australian energy drink producer has been blamed for a failed drug test at a mine site. The company, Preflight Energy, has hit back at those claims on social media saying their product does...
CLOSE to 1000 Blackwater residents gathered in full force last night to discuss BHP’s intention to contract out 300 permanent jobs at the Blackwater coal mine. The small, tight-knit community...
The New Hope Group has welcomed the Queensland Government’s decision to grant an Environmental Authority for the continuation of the New Acland Coal Mine. The $896 million stage 3 expansion of the...
AUSTRALIA’s resource industry employer group, AMMA, has warned of the damaging effects strike action at the Gorgon natural gas project could have on Australia’s international reputation as being...
In the current mining downturn, hiring instead of buying machinery and equipment is helping mine operators keep tight budgets in check, according to HRIA’s James Oxenham. Continuing tough economic...
The mental health of fly-in, fly-out miners is increasingly gaining more attention in the resources industry. Gryphon Pyschology provided statistical information to the latest Queensland...
The Ipswich City Council has dug its heels in this week, deciding there is no long-term future for coal mining or coal seam gas extraction in Ipswich because “they are largely incompatible with...
A new State Government study of serious mining injuries is expected to highlight potential key indicators to preventing fatalities in the resources industry. Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion...
Working away from home for weeks at a time can test the limits of a relationship, often leading to the breakdown of families. While it is a topic usually left unspoken in the resources industry...
